The following
railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
s operate in the
U.S. state
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of
Maryland
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.
Common freight carriers
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Canadian Pacific Railway through subsidiary
Delaware and Hudson Railway (
trackage rights
Railway companies can interact with and control others in many ways. These relationships can be complicated by bankruptcies.
Operating
Often, when a railroad first opens, it is only a short spur of a main line. The owner of the spur line may ...
, not used)
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Canton Railroad (CTN)
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CSX Transportation (CSXT)
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Delmarva Central Railroad
The Delmarva Central Railroad is an American short-line railroad owned by Carload Express that operates of track on the Delmarva Peninsula in the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The railroad operates lines from Porter, Delaware to Hal ...
(DCR)
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Georges Creek Railway
The Georges Creek Railway is a shortline railroad in Western Maryland that performed contract switching and owns a 14-mile line between Westernport and Carlos. The railroad was headquartered at 119 Pratt Street in Luke in the former Luke Po ...
(GCK)
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Maryland and Delaware Railroad
The Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad, formed in 1977 to operate several branch lines of the former Penn Central Railroad in both Maryland and Delaware, United States. These branches were omitted from the ...
(MDDE)
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Maryland Midland Railway
The Maryland Midland Railway is a Class III short-line railroad operating approximately 63 miles of track in central Maryland. It was originally headquartered in the former Western Maryland Railway station in Union Bridge, Maryland: it has sinc ...
(MMID)
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Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
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Tradepoint Rail (TPR)
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Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (WE)
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Winchester and Western Railroad
The Winchester and Western Railroad is a shortline railroad operating from Gore through Winchester, Virginia and West Virginia to Hagerstown, Maryland. It also operates several lines in southern New Jersey, connecting to Conrail Shared Assets Op ...
(WW)
Passenger carriers
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Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...
(AMTK)
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Baltimore Streetcar Museum
The Baltimore Streetcar Museum (BSM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit museum. It is located at 1911 Falls Road ( MD 25) in Baltimore, Maryland. The museum is dedicated to preserving Baltimore's public transportation history, especially the streetcar er ...
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Maryland Transit Administration
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is a state-operated mass transit administration in Maryland, and is part of the Maryland Department of Transportation. The MTA operates a comprehensive transit system throughout the Baltimore-Washingt ...
for its
MARC operations, the
Baltimore Metro Subway
The Metro SubwayLink is a rapid transit line serving the greater area of Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States, and is operated by the Maryland Transit Administration. The segment in Downtown Baltimore is underground, and most of the line outs ...
, the
Baltimore Light RailLink, and the
Purple Line (under construction)
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National Capital Trolley Museum
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Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (WMSR) is a heritage railroad based in Cumberland, Maryland, that operates passenger excursion trains and occasional freight trains using both steam and diesel locomotives over ex-Western Maryland Railway (W ...
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Walkersville Southern Railroad
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Washington Metro
Defunct railroads
Electric railways
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Baltimore and Bel Air Electric Railway
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Baltimore, Halethorpe and Elkridge Railway
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Baltimore, Sparrow's Point and Chesapeake Railway
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Blue Ridge Railway
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Capital Traction Company
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City and Suburban Railway
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Cumberland Electric Railway
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Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway
The Cumberland Electric Railway, now defunct, was an American railroad of western Maryland built in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Electric trolley service in Cumberland, Maryland started in 1891 with the inauguration of the Cumberland Electric Rai ...
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Frederick Railroad
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Frederick and Middletown Railroad
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Hagerstown Railway
The Hagerstown & Frederick Railway, now defunct, was an American railroad of central Maryland built in the 19th and 20th centuries.
History
Early development
The Hagerstown & Frederick Railway, a suburban (later interurban) trolley system was d ...
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Hagerstown and Frederick Railway
The Hagerstown & Frederick Railway, now defunct, was an American railroad of central Maryland built in the 19th and 20th centuries.
History
Early development
The Hagerstown & Frederick Railway, a suburban (later interurban) trolley system was d ...
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Kensington Railway
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Loraine Electric Railway
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Maryland Electric Railways
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North Beach Railway
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Potomac and Severn Electric Railway
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Places in the United States
Washington, D.C. area:
*The Potomac River, which flows through West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
**The Potomac Highlands, a region of the Potomac River's watershed in West ...
: 1899–1900, to
Washington and Annapolis Electric Railway
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
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Towson and Cockeysville Electric Railway
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; 1912–1924, shuttle between
Northern Central's Timonium Station and the
Towson Courthouse The District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County District Courthouses are located in Towson, Catonsville and Essex and serve as the courts of first impression for the majority of residents in the state of Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state ...
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United Railways and Electric Company
The United Railways and Electric Company was a street railway company in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area of the U.S. state of Maryland from 1899 to 1935.
In 1900, the company built the Power Plant in Baltimore's Inner Harbor to provide electrical ...
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Washington and Annapolis Electric Railway
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
: 1900–1902, to
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway
The Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway (WB&A) was an American railroad of central Maryland and Washington, D.C., built in the 19th and 20th century. The WB&A absorbed two older railroads, the Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad an ...
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Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad (WB&A): 1911–1935, to
Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad
The Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad was an American railroad of central Maryland built in the 19th century. The railroad, the second to serve Annapolis, ran between Annapolis and Clifford along the north shore of the Severn River. From Clifford ...
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Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway
The Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway (WB&A) was an American railroad of central Maryland and Washington, D.C., built in the 19th and 20th century. The WB&A absorbed two older railroads, the Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad an ...
: 1902–1911, to
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad
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Washington, Berwyn and Laurel Electric Railway
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Washington Railway and Electric Company
The Washington Railway and Electric Company (WR&E) was the larger of the two major street railway companies in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, until 1933. At that time, it was merged with its main competitor, the Capital Tractio ...
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Washington and Glen Echo Railroad
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Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway
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Washington Interurban Railway
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Washington and Maryland Railway
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Washington and Rockville Railway
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Washington, Spa Spring and Gretta Railway
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Washington, Woodside and Forest Glen Railway and Power Company
Private carriers
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Eckhart Branch Railroad
The Eckhart Branch Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Cumberland, Maryland area in the 19th century.
The company was a subsidiary of the Maryland Mining Company of Eckhart Mines, Maryland. The railroad operated from 1846 to 1870, when ...
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Georges Creek Railroad
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Green Ridge Railroad
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Maryland Mining Company
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Mount Savage Railroad
Passenger carriers
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Indian Head Central Railway
Ghost railroads
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Baltimore and Drum Point Railroad
See also
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List of railroad lines in the Delmarva Peninsula
Notes
References
*Association of American Railroads (2003),
Railroad Service in Maryland'. Retrieved May 12, 2005.
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Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
Railroads
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...